Labels and Identity

With the recent controversy, which was basically a big argument about labels, I started to think about labels and identity in the BLGT community. Ultimately, do labels serve to unite, or divide? Would a more general label help unite those that are similar or have similar goals, but are not necessarily the same? [...]

Sunday’s Rainbow “Torch Run” from San Francisco to Cologne

Germany, Will Launch World’s Largest Gay Sports Event
Symbolic “Rainbow Run” will travel to New York, Vancouver, Sydney, Amsterdam and Chicago before heading to Germany for this summer’s Gay Games
San Francisco, CA – Less than 10 days after the Olympic flame was lit at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, the LGBT sporting [...]

Yes I’m Bi–but…

In the past few months, I’ve had the good fortune to find out about and join the new online group Academic Bi, which describes itself as “an international mailing list for discussion, exchanging information and ideas about topics related to bisexual theory, queer theory and the academic study of bisexuality, pansexuality, fluidity.” The discussions [...]

Invitation to a Bash

“Have fun having gay sex!” The comment was spat at me in anger. “Because that’s the only sex you’re going to get!” The anger was clear and the statement dripped with the venom of hate. The fact is, though that in the midst of a fight words are often thrown about [...]

The Bisexuals In Uganda

In the past few months, so many of the BLGT blogs and organizations have been writing about the possible anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda. Proposed by an extremist religious group . There are also rumors that some homophobic politicians in the USA here have been supporting this group.  The bill makes any type of behavior that is not heterosexual [...]

Coming Out Bisexual On The Real World

When I heard that the 23rd season of MTV’s The Real World was going to take place in my hometown of Washington DC, and was going to feature two out bisexuals, I had to tune in. The show has turned out to be quite interesting. The two bisexual characters are Emily Schromm, who [...]

Bi Wishes For The New Year

It’s that time of year already—the holidays, and soon 2010 will upon us.
Everything I want, would be too big to fit into one article, so I’ve decided to focus on something I really care, and the only places I’ve ever truly felt at home—the bisexual & LGT communities.
Laws that acknowledge our rights and protect [...]

New Year’s Letter on Bisexality

Dear Readers,
As 2009 draws to a close and 2010 dawns, we are surrounded by a myriad of holidays: Hanukah, Ras as-Sana, Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa and Ashura.  We are immersed in rebirth, miracle and thanksgiving.  I, for one, could not be happier for that.
While there is also suffering and bad news just as at any time [...]

The Power of Words in the Bisexual Community

Words are very powerful. The right words can lead an army into war, make one fall in love, or influence an entire generation to think feel or act a certain way. Civilizations have fought wars over the words in books. They seem so simple, so innocuous—yet they hold such great sway over [...]

Barbara Walters: A Kiss is Just a Kiss? (Video)

Barbara Walters is a name that is almost synonymous with news. Throughout her career she has blazed the trail for all female journalists that would come after her. Her early career is especially noteworthy for breaking down the walls of the male dominated journalistic world. When Walters started her journalistic career as [...]

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